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Arms, Madonna vs Micheel and get the Arms You Want!

A few weeks ago I really frightened myself.  I had a sleeveless top on and was clapping at something (I don’t even know what because what happened next eclipsed everything!).  In my shadow I could see the underside of my arm wobbling.  Oh My God.  I have got bingo wings. 

 

Being slim, I have never really noticed this happening.  My arms aren’t flabby and I do arm exercises in my workouts so why were they wobbling?!

 

Now if I’m honest they are not as bad as I think they are, but I decided to feature arms and shoulders in this weeks newsletter so we can all have toned, sleek arms with no wobble.

 

Michelle vs Madonna

 

I had been writing that it is almost impossible for a woman to ‘over-tone’ arms, because of our hormone levels, we aren’t going to get Arnie style muscles.  For women to get very muscular arms takes a lot of work. 

 

Think Madonna, those arms must take hours of work and I always wished I had the time and dedication to achieve arms like that.  And I was going to talk about her in this newsletter.  And then I picked up a celeb magazine and saw recent pictures of Madonna’s arms.  Wow.  I have a lot of respect for Madonna and think for her age she looks amazing.  But this picture showed her arms to be very muscular with no fat and bulging veins.  Not a good look.  So obviously women can over train their arms!

 

However look at Michelle Obama’s arms, they are sleek, toned, without a hint of bingo wing, but also without bulging biceps. 

 

So I’ll make it clear, we are not looking for body builder type arms, just toned and sculpted.  Michelle, not Madonna.

 

Having good arms and shoulders makes a huge difference to your overall look.  Firstly, whenever anyone looks at you, your head, shoulders and upper arms are the parts in their direct view.  If you have slim toned shoulders, biceps and triceps it deceives them into thinking the rest of you is the same.  (And it might well be!) 

 

You look much, much better in photos, which again tend to be of our upper body.

 

And as with any muscle toning, having more muscle tissue and less fat means our metabolism is higher and we are using more energy as we sleep!

 

So how do we get these arms in the shortest possible time? 

 

Well firstly, for less wobble and for muscle tone to be visible, we need to lose excess body fat.  Out muscles can be as toned as they like but if they are covered in layer of fat no one will see them. 

 

The best way to do this is to follow a healthy diet and do some cardio exercise.  I will talk about this in much more detail in a future newsletter. 

 

Next we need to tone the muscles.  There are 2 major muscles in the upper arms, the biceps, which are at the front, and the triceps, at the back.  Women tend to accumulate fat and lose tone in the triceps, as it doesn’t tend to be used in day-to-day activities. 

 

But we need to work both of them, so here are 4 exercises, which will take less than 10 minutes and make a visible difference within a couple of weeks. 

 

When using dumbbells (or water bottles or whatever other household object use as a weight!)  they need to be heavy.  High weight, low reps is the way to go for arms. 

 

Stand in a good posture; knees slightly bent, feet shoulder width apart, pelvis tucked in and abs tightened.

 

BICEP CURLS: Hold a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides and palms facing forwards.  Keeping your upper arms still, lift the weights to your shoulders and then lower.  Keep the movement slow and controlled on both the up and down movements.  Your weight should be heavy enough that you are struggling after 8 reps.

 

TRICEP CURLS:  Hold a weight above your head, with both hands.  In a slow controlled movement, lower the weight behind your head, keeping your elbows up and upper arms still.  Raise the weight to its original position.  Again the weight should be heavy enough for you to be able to do 8 reps only.

 

PUSH-UPS:  One of the oldest exercises there is but great for working whole arms, shoulders, upper back, chest and abs.  Your hands should be on the floor, directly under your shoulders, elbows tucked in towards the body.  Support yourself on either knees or feet (if you are stronger) and make sure your body stays straight.  Lower yourself so you nose is almost touching the floor and then push up again.  Do 2-3 sets of 8.

 

DIPS:  Sit on the edge of a chair with your hands by your bottom.  Holding the edge of the chair, slide off the edge and bend your knees, taking the weight of your body in your arms.  Push up to the start position and repeat 8 times.

 

If you have never worked arms much before, you may well hate me the next day, as they will ache (wait until you wash your hair!) But this subsides quickly and you need to continue.  Do these 6 days a week and you will see an improvement within a week and a huge difference within a month.

 

But don’t worry; I’m talking Michelle Obama, not Madonna!

About the Author

Katie Brooke is an expert in health, fitness and weight loss. For a free report on how to become slimmer, fitter and healthier in just 5 mintues a day visit http://www.busygirlsguide.webs.com/

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